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Thursday, 28 March 2024

Teachers concerned about schools reopening safely

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Teachers concerned about schools reopening safely
Teachers concerned about schools reopening safely
Teachers concerned about schools reopening safely

WASIKOWSKI IN FORJENNIFER GRISWOLD.THE NEBRASKA STATEEDUCATION ASSOCIATIONSAYS...MORE THAN HALFOF TEACHERS SURVEYEDDON'T FEEL SCHOOLSARE READY...TONIGHT....TEACHERSAND PARENTS GETANSWERS FROMEDUCATORS AND HEALTHEXPERTS...WE'RE JUST DAYS AWAYFROM SCHOOLSOPENING ACROSS THEMETRO...HUNDREDS OFSTUDENTS BACK IN THEHALLS...WITH NEW RULES...BUT ISIT ENOUGH?

A SURVEYOF 3-THOUSANDTEACHERS BY THENEBRASKA STATEEDUCATION ASSOCIATIONSAYS...STATEWIDE 48-PERCENT DON'T BELIEVETHEIR SCHOOL WILL BEABLE TO RE-OPENSAFELY THIS MONTH...IN AREA COUNTIES...THAT PERCENTAGE ISEVEN LOWER...THE N-S-E-A ALONG WITHSUPERINTENDENTS,SCHOOL OFFICIALS, ANDDOCTOR LOWE WITH U-N-M-C ANSWEREDQUESTIONS FORTEACHERS AND PARENTSON FACEBOOK...21:05-"I THINK THECOMMUNICATIONHAS INCREASEDTHAT'S ONE OF THETHINGS WE TALKEDABOUT AND I THINKTHE MOREINFORMATION YOUCAN GIVE STAFF THEBETTER OFF YOUWILL BE :15 BECAUSEIT EASES THEIRMIND." :19DISTRICTS ADDRESSEDTHE INCREASE IN METROCOVID CASES...RALSTON AND WESTSIDESAY THEY'RE AROUND18-PERCENT REMOTELEARNING TO START...AND EVERYONE WILL BEREQUIRED TO WEAR AMASK IN BUILDNGS...17:23 RALSTON ANDWESTIDE HAVE ALOT OF SIMILARITIES,WE WANT TO BESTATE CHAMPIONSIN CLASS A, THEYWANT TO BE STATECHAMPIONS INCLASS B IN THE 3W'S.WEAR A MASK,WASH YOUR HANDS,WATCH YOURDISTANCE." :3413:04-"WORKINGHARD ONWHATEVER WE CANDO TO LIMIT RISK.:08 I DON'T THINKWE'RE GOING TOELIMINATE RISK BUTHOW CAN WE LIMITAS MUCH RISK ASPOSSIBLE." :14DOCTOR JOHN-MARTINLOWE WITH UNMC SAYSIF WE WANT TO COMMITTO HAVING KIDS INSCHOOL AS MUCH ASPOSSIBLE WE NEED AMASK MANDATE...BUT ADDS EACHCOMMUNITY IS UNIQUE.HE SAYS THE ENTIRECOMMUNITY NEEDS TOMAKE BETTER EFFORTSTO STOP THESPREAD...NOT JUSTSCHOOLS...14:25-"ALL OF THETHINGS THAT WEARE PRIORITIZINGAND THESESUPERINTENDENTSAND THESE LEADERSFROM THESESCHOOL DISTRICTSARE WORKINGREALLY HARD TO DOARE THINGS THATWE NEED TO BEDOING IN EVERYFACET OF OUR LIFERIGHT NOW." :38THEY ALSO DISCUSSEDSCHOOLLUNCHES...WHICHSUPERINTENDENTSACKNOWLEDGED MAY BETHE MOST DIFFICULTPLACE TO STOP THESPREAD...AND HOWSTUDENTS COULD GETTESTED...THE ENTIRE VIDEO IS ONTHE N-S-E-A FACEBOOKPAGE...IOWA GOVERNOR KIM

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